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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Capital increase.

Article L3332-21

…or between the subscription price and the sale price determined in accordance with article L. 3332-20, may not exceed the advantage that members of the savings plan would have enjoyed if this differe…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Data retention and penalties

Article L722-19

…aphs of Article L. 722-18. The decision to detain may be appealed in accordance with article L. 722-20. The reasons for the temporary detention are notified to the bearer, sender or recipient of the c…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions.

Article R1323-1

…ivigilance is carried out on : 1° Novel foods within the meaning of Article 2 of Regulation (EU) No 2015/2283 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2015 on novel foods ; 2° Food…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Prohibitions

Article R1333-4

…s of the European Union of its decisions granting a derogation in the cases provided for in Article 20 of Council Directive 2013/59/Euratom of 5 December 2013 laying down basic safety standards for he…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions applicable to offences relating to stopping or parking vehicles

Article A37-6

…collection has been made and, secondly, whether the offence was committed by a vehicle of more than 20 square metres in a tourist zone;-procès-verbal de contravention: this flap is green in colour; in…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Composition and operation of the committee of experts on the specific rules applicable to the compensation of intermittent performing artists and technicians.

Article D5424-66

…s ends nine months before the end of the validity of the agreements provided for in Article L. 5422-20. In the event of any vacancy or loss of the capacity for which they were appointed, they shall be…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Financial provisions and control of foundations

Article R6141-62

…dowment that may be used up, as determined by the articles of association, up to an annual limit of 20% of the endowment. The unused portion of the endowment may not be less than 10% of the initial en…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Cross-border recognition.

Article 509-2

…erritory of the Republic, of foreign enforceable titles pursuant to:- Council Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 of 22 December 2000 on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil a…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Undeclared imports and exports.

Article 426

…he obligation to declare goods for export, as provided for in Article 158 of Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 October 2013 establishing the European Union…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Reorganisation measures for companies whose registered office is located in a Member State of the European Union

Article R323-12

…R. 351-1 as a participation whose valuation, in accordance with Article 13 of Commission Regulation 2015/35 of 10 October 2014, corresponds to the net value of the share of the trust assets on which t…

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